By vetoing the emergency funding plan, the Republican leaders said that Wolf was preventing $3 billion of state support for schools and hundreds of millions of dollars for social service agencies from immediately reaching those in need.

"We are deeply troubled that the governor has elected to hold vital services hostage. This does not have to happen - the money is there and our state hasn't stopped collecting taxes," Corman and Scarnati said.

"We are simply attempting to end unnecessary hardship while efforts to enact a full budget continue. Unfortunately, the governor refuses to see this emergency funding plan as an opportunity to keep money flowing to schools and social service agencies."

The Republican leaders said they met or exceeded Wolf's request on 70 percent of budget items and offered to match his proposal for school funding, but the governor was not satisfied.

"It's becoming more and more clear that for Governor Wolf this budget impasse is about one thing - achieving a tax increase of historic proportions. With that stance, he is ignoring the will of the people. The majority of Pennsylvanians cannot afford for us to raise their income taxes and sales taxes by $4 billion," they said.

"We have real differences. While we are greatly upset by the Governor's latest rejection, we remain ready to talk further and ultimately pass a fiscally responsible budget for the citizens of Pennsylvania."